mitbestimmt

[ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt]

/[ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt]/ verb

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The verdict

“mitbestimmt” is uncommon German (frequency #75,974 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,974
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mitbestimmen

Key facts for mitbestimmt
PropertyValue
Headwordmitbestimmt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mitbestimmt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mitbestimmt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mitbestimmt is uncommon German at frequency #75,974 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mitbestimmen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mitbestimmt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is mitbestimmt, spelled M-I-T-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mitbestimmen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mitbestimmt"?
"mitbestimmt" is spelled M-I-T-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt].
What does "mitbestimmt" mean?
As a verb, "mitbestimmt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mitbestimmen
How do you pronounce "mitbestimmt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitbestimmt" is [ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitbestimmt" come from?
"mitbestimmt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “mitbestimmt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-I-T-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɪtbəˌʃtɪmt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list